Curtain-support.



J. B. HANNON & C. H. VON DRAK.

CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1913.

1,089,550, Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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JOSEPH B. I-IANNON AND CHARLES H. VON DRAK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed. January 16, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Josnrir B. TTANNON and CHARLES H. VON DRAK,citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in curtain supports and has forits object the production of a device of this character which will be ofdurable and economical construction and eliicient in operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention willbe best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper end portion of a window frameto which is applied a curtain support embodying our in vention, Fig. 2is a sectional perspective view of the curtain rod embodied in theinvention, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the brackets includedin the construction, and Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a modified formof bracket.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a pair of brackets each of which consists of a sheet metalbody 1 provided at one end with an angularly projecting flange 2 havingperforations for the passage of screws in fastening the bracket inposition. Cooperating with the outer end of the body 1 is a plate 3secured thereto by means of cars 4t and 5 which embrace the plate orbody 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Formed in the outer end of the body1 is an upwardly opening slot 6 adapted for engagement by the end of thecurtain rod cooperating therewith. This rod is of a longitudinallyadjustable nature comprising two telescoping sections 7 and 8, each ofwhich is formed of a piece of sheet metal which is bent upon itself inthe manner indicated in Fig. 2. The section 8 is of U'form in crosssection, as shown, for engagement with a U-formed slot 9 which isconstituted in the section 7, the slot 9 being adapted to snugly receivethe end of the section 8, as will be readily understood. A rod is thusformed which possesses great rigidity, the same being adapted towithstand great Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ltfar. it), 19141.

Serial No. 742,363.

vertical strain or pressure, since the rod is of a flat constructionwith the broad side or greatest thickness disposed vertically. For thisreason the rod is adapted for use particularly in supporting widecurtains or in con unction with wide windows, the same being free fromsagging such as is the case where rods of conventional construction areused in conjunction with wide curtains or windows.

The outer ends of the rod sections 7 and 8 are formed with laterallyprojecting flanges 10 which engage behind the outwardly offset portionsof the body plates 1 surrounding the slot 6. The rod is thus releasablysup ported so that disengagement thereof may be readily and easilyeffected. The plate 8, as will be observed serves as a stop preventinglongitudinal movement of the rod.

here the bracket is to be used upon a surface which is disposedperpendicularly to the rod, a bracketof the construction shown in Fig. 1is used. In this construction the body plate 1 is formed circular, therearward end thereof which is utilized for connection with the windowframe, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 being dispensed with. In this form theplate 3 is also circular in form or of a form corresponding with theplate 1', said plate 3 being secured to the plate 1 by ears 4. Saidplates 1 and 3 are perforated in order to accommodate fastening screws11. The rod which is used in conjunction with the modified form isidentical with that above described, the ends of the rod being adaptedto engage the slot 6 in the plate 1, said slot and the edge portions ofthe plate 1 surrounding said slot being formed in pre cisely the samemanner as in the preferred form.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred forms ofconstruction for carrying our invention into effect, these are capableof variation and modification without departing from the spirit of ourinvention. e, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described our invention what we claim new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

A curtain support comprising a rod made up of telescoping sections, oneof said sections being formed substantially U-shaped in cross sectionWith each of its leg portions In testimony whereof We have signed our 10rebent inwardly and the other of said secnames to thls specification 1nthe presence of tions being also U-shaped 1n cross section twosubscriblng wltnesses.

and telesoo ed on said first mentioned sec- 5 tion With it leg portionbent around the re- AK bent leg portions of said first mentionedsection; and laterally projecting bracket snp- Witnesses: porting earson each of said sections, sub- JOSHUA R. H. PoTTs, stantially asdescribed. B. G. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

